,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #e1 #bjae    
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7= h]self1 ,ms4      
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1
 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,loretta ,san*ez (   
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mrs4        
,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 
,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( 
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4          
,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,coh51 
,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,rangel1    
,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,adams1
 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,danny
 ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,engel1    
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle  
,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4     
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4   
,bu/os1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4  
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,ms4 ,sewell 
( ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 
,mr4 ,fattah1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1
 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4    

,sires1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,lee1  
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4       
,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,nolan1   
,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,bass1
 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4      
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51   
,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lieu ( 
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( 
,ill9ois1 & ,mr4 ,pet]s7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,,resolution  ,commemorat+ ! #ej?       
anniv]s>y ( ,project ,head ,/>t4  ,:]eas
 ,may #ah1 #bjae1 m>ks ! #ej? anniv]s>y 
( ,head ,/>t1 orig9ally e/abli%$ z      
,project ,head ,/>t :i* 0 "o ( ! signal 
a*ievem5ts ( ! ,great ,society & "o ( ! 
bolde/ initiatives laun*$ by ! ,nation 9
 ! ,w> on ,pov]ty2 ,:]eas ! aim (       
,project ,head ,/>t1 z laun*$ 9 #aife 9 
! ,:ite ,h\se ,rose ,g>d5 by ,presid5t  
,lyndon ,ba9es ,johnson1 0 bold 9 its   
scope & design2 ,:]eas 9 ann\nc+ ! op5+ 
( a new front 9 ! ,w> on ,pov]ty ) !    

laun* ( ,project ,head ,/>t1 ,presid5t  
,johnson /at$ t ,we set out to make     
c]ta9 t pov]ty's *ildr5 w\ld n be       
=ev]more pov]ty's captives42 ,:]eas     
,project ,head ,/>t 0 conceiv$ z an     
#h-week summ] program design$ to provide
 pres*ool tra9+ n j to prep>e #e- &     
#f-ye>-olds to ent] regul> s*ool !      
foll[+ ,septemb]1 b also to give ne>ly  
half ! pres*ool *ildr5 liv+ 9 pov]ty a  
head />t on _! future2 ,:]eas :5 laun*$ 
9 #aife ,project ,head ,/>t1 adm9i/]$ by
 ! ,(fice ( ,economic ,opportunity &    
wond]fully & skillfully l$ by its       
,director1 ,s>g5t ,%riv]1 consi/$ (     
#b1ejj projects cov]+ #aa1jjj *ild      
developm5t c5t]s & s]v+ ab\t #ecj1jjj   
poor *ildr5 9 e ,/ate ( ! ,union2 ,:]eas
 ,project ,head ,/>t 0 laun*$ n z a m]e 
demon/ration project limit$ to a h&ful (
 c\nties1 b z a program national 9 scope
 s]v+ e city1 suburb1 & rural area 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates because ,presid5t ,johnson
 recogniz$ t ! bleak future wait+ =     
*ildr5 trapp$ 9 pov]ty 0 n a ph5om5on   

conc5trat$ 9 ! inn]-cities ( ! l>ge     
urban cities ( ! ,nor? b c\ld be f\nd 9 
e region 9 e ,/ate 9 ! ,nation2 ,:]eas 9
 addition to provid+ pre-s*ool tra9+ to 
prep>e poor *ildr5 to ent] regul> s*ool 
& help put !m on an ev5 foot+ ) _!      
classmates z !y ent] s*ool1 ,project    
,head ,/>t s\ght to help *ildr5 prep>e =
 ! *all5ges !y w face 9 life & to combat
 pov]ty's great weapons--hung] &        
malnutrition1 illness & poor heal?1     
ignorance1 & cultural deprivation2      
,:]eas ,project ,head ,/>t 0 f ! />t a  
national und]tak+1 utiliz+ ! s]vices (  
#da1jjj pr(essionals1 includ+ tea*]s1   
doctors1 d5ti/s1 nurses1 & nutritioni/s1
 employ+ m ?an #dg1jjj p]sons :o 7      
assi/$ by m ?an #ejj1jjj volunte]s2     
,:]eas bas$ on its initial #aife success
 z a summ] program1 ! foll[+ ye>1       
,project ,head ,/>t 0 fund$ z a prim>ily
 "p-day1 #i-mon? program1 l>gely        
implem5t$ ?r\gh exi/+ community action  
programs2 ,:]eas 9 #aifi ! adm9i/ration 
( ! program 0 ve/$ 9 ! newly creat$     

,(fice ( ,*ild ,developm5t 9 :at 0 !n ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal?1 ,education1 &       
,welf>e1 ! pr$ecessor ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2 ,:]eas 9 #aige
 ,head ,/>t 0 e/abli%$ by ,public ,law  
#ic-fdd2 ,:]eas 9 subsequ5t ye>s1 ,head 
,/>t programs w\ld be exp&$ to s]ve     
*ildr5 ) disabilities1 ,native          
,am]icans1 & homeless *ildr5 & to       
provide bil+ual & bi-cultural migrant & 
seasonal programs s]v+ #f1jjj *ildr5 9  
#ba ,/ates2 ,:]eas today ,head ,/>t     
programs s]ve ne>ly #a1jjj1jjj poor     
*ildr51 includ+ #acf1abj *ildr5 )       
disabilities1 #ae1fcb pregnant wom51 &  
provide s]vices to #gga1hdj families2   
,:]eas n only h ,head ,/>t programs be5 
a great b5efit to _! direct b5efici>ies1
 !y h also provid$ sub/antial economic &
 social b5efits to ! ,nation z a :ole1  
yield+ a rate ( return on inve/m5t      
7,,roi7 ( #g-i p]c5t & ! direct creation
 ( #bcf1eia jobs pay+ an av]age annual  
sal>y ( ab\t #ca1jjj = ,head ,/>t tea*]s
 ) baccalaureate degrees2 ,:]eas accord+

 to a report publi%$ 9 #bjjd1 ,fight    
,crime3 ,inve/ ,9 ,kids1 ,head ,/>t     
programs b5efit society at l>ge by r$uc+
 crime & its co/s to crime victims      
because ,head ,/>t *ildr5 are           
significantly less likely to h be5 *>g$ 
) a crime ?an _! sibl+s :o did n        
p>ticipate 9 a ,head ,/>t program2      
,:]eas ano!r societal b5efit ( ,head    
,/>t programs is ! improv$ heal? ( !    
*ildr5 & families !y s]ve1 evid5c$ by   
mortality rates = #e- to #i-ye>-old     
*ildr5 t are #cc to #ej p]c5t l[] ?an ! 
rates = comp>able *ildr5 n enroll$ 9 a  
,head ,/>t program2 ,:]eas ,head ,/>t   
*ildr5 are less likely to fall victim to
 *ildhood obesity1 & are at lea/ #h     
p]c5t m likely to h _h _! immunizations1
 ?an *ildr5 :o did n att5d pres*ool2    
,:]eas ,head ,/>t *ildr5 also are less  
likely to exhibit problem behavior1 &   
/udies h f\nd t p>5ts :o p>ticipat$ 9   
,head ,/>t programs h great] quality (  
life satisfaction1 increas$ confid5ce 9 
cop+ skills1 & decreas$ feel+s (        

anxiety1 depression1 & sickness2 ,:]eas 
,head ,/>t programs h be5 an unqualifi$ 
success = ! m ?an #ca1jjj1jjj *ildr5 &  
p>5ts !y h s]v$ s9ce ! inception (      
,project ,head ,/>t 9 #aife2 ,:]eas !   
record ( ! ,head ,/>t programs validates
 ,presid5t ,johnson's ass]tion t ,head  
,/>t 0 & is "o ( ! mo/ con/ructive1 & "o
 ( ! mo/ s5sible1 & also "o ( ! mo/     
excit+ programs t ?is ,nation has ev]   
und]tak52 & ,:]eas ! rew>d reap$ by !   
,nation = ?is bold action is !          
collective s]vice & contributions to !  
bett]m5t ( society made by ! #ca1jjj1jjj
 *ildr5 :o h be5 s]v$ by ,head ,/>t     
programs ov] ! pa/ #ej ye>s3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--   
7#a7 recognizes & honors ! #ej?         
anniv]s>y ( ,project ,head ,/>t2  7#b7  
applauds ,presid5t ,lyndon ,ba9es       
,johnson1 all p]sons ^: support & ef=ts 
l$ to ! creation ( ,project ,head ,/>t 9
 #aife1 & ! ,head ,/>t record ( success 
ov] ! ensu+ half c5tury2 &  7#c7        
enc\rages all ,am]icans to recognize &  

celebrate ! important hi/orical mile/one
 ( ! creation ( ,head ,/>t4